KPMI Board of Directors
| Steve and his wife, Billie Sue, are blessed to have three children and seven grandchildren and live in Vinton, Virginia.
He graduated from Marshall University and has worked in the insurance, financial and pension planning business for years. He is a real estate investor and manages both commercial and residential properties in several states. Steve started serving in Kairos in 1998 and is thankful to have served with his wife, brother, mother, son, son-in-law and nephew. He has helped open |
| seven prisons since 2002 for Kairos and is grateful for all God is doing in this amazing ministry.
Steve and his wife worship at Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church and he has served as Chair of the Administrative Board, co-Lay leader and has taught Sunday School for 18 years.
Steve serves on numerous boards including the Carilion Clinic Foundation and Virginia Cares. He also served as Community Lay Director for the Southwest Virginia Emmaus Community and led an Emmaus Walk. He a former State Chair of the Kairos Virginia Council. He loves serving his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ in Kairos and is so thankful for the opportunity to witness The Holy Spirit transforming people’s lives, including his own! |
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| Lisa was born in Lafayette, LA and grew up in Rayne, LA with her parents and three siblings. Her career with Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services brought her to the Baton Rouge area in 1996 where she resides today. She earned her degree in Education from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA and her Master’s Degree in Religious Education from Loyola University in New Orleans. Throughout her career she has been service oriented whether in education, social services, disaster response, or in ministry as Faith Formation Director. She retired from DCFS after 32 years and Catholic Faith formation after 30 plus years. |
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She has served as a Kairos volunteer with Kairos Inside for twenty plus years serving the women of LCIW, as well as on the Advisory Council, State Chapter Committee, and the International Council. She also has served as a Kairos trainer for the last ten years and enjoys meeting people with a heart for serving those impacted by incarceration.
One of her passions outside of serving others is LSU sports, especially Women’s Basketball and Football. As strong as her passion is for the Tigers, nothing compares to her witnessing the transforming love of mercy, love and forgiveness of our Lord. “Be still and know that I am God.” Ps 46:10 |
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| Susan has been married to Roger (Buddy) for over 50 years. They have one son, Roger, Jr., a beautiful daughter-in-law, Regina, and two very handsome grandsons, Benjamin, and Patrick. Susan was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana and currently resides in Abita Springs, LA. Susan is a retired Registered Nurse. She worked as a nurse for 45 years. After she retired, she returned to school. Susan attended Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. She recently obtained a Master of Art in Pastoral Leadership and theology. Susan currently works at her Church Parish as the Director of Faith Formation. |
| Susan has been a volunteer with Kairos Prison Ministry for 18 years. She began serving with the Kairos Outside Program. She fell in love with the ministry when she experienced the transformation of the women she served. Susan has served on the East Louisiana Kairos Outside Advisory Council as Advisory Council Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. Susan has also served on Louisiana State Chapter as State Chair, Secretary, and International Representative. She is humbled to be elected to the Board of Directors. With Jesus Christ at my side and with prayer Susan promises to be the best version of herself and work to build the kingdom of God and transform those incarcerated and their loved ones. | |
| Robert was born in Lubbock, Texas, and attended First Baptist Church while growing up. He received a BA from The University of Texas, and an MD degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston. Robert went back to school at The University of Texas at San Antonio and earned his MBA.
While at The University of Texas, Robert met the love of his life Shelley, and they married his last year in medical school and have resided in San Antonio, Texas. They have been married over 40 years and are the proud parents of two married children, and grandparents of five grandchildren. |
| Robert practiced as an orthopedic surgeon in San Antonio and for the last several years has been a Medical Consultant for a prominent law firm in San Antonio. After his marriage, Robert joined the Alamo Heights United Methodist Church. Robert attended a Walk to Emmaus and afterward began to serve in Kairos. He has been active in Kairos Inside and has served on the Advisory Council and as a state representative including as International Council. Robert enjoys his Kairos activities at all levels. In addition, he has been a Bible Study Fellowship attendee for fifteen years and still meets with his Emmaus Fourth Day Group, as well as a weekly accountability group at his church. | |
| Beverly is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. She was educated in the Catholic and public schools of Raleigh and earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. She married her childhood sweetheart, Chris, who preceded her in death in July 2012. The Lord blessed their union of thirty-three years with two fine young men, Christopher and Troy, and later, two beautiful daughters-in-love, Crystal and Jasmine. |
| Beverly retired from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2019 with more than thirty-two years of government service. While employed with the IRS, she graduated from the Executive Readiness program in June 2017. Before retiring, she was chief of leadership development and succession planning in the Wage and Investment Strategy and Finance, Human Capital Office, where she provided leadership, oversight, and direction for creating policies and opportunities for leadership development. Beverly is committed to serving in a manner that will bring glory and honor to God. She answered the call to preach the gospel and was licensed in December 2001 and later ordained in August 2009. Beverly began serving in Kairos in 2006 and has served in various roles at the local, state, and international levels, including treasurer, spiritual advisor, International Council representative, state vice chair, and chair. Her past service with Kairos has also included cochair of the Kairos Inside subcommittee and secretary of the long-range planning committee. In addition to Kairos, Beverly currently serves in various capacities, including administrator for Victorious Women in Christ, a local women's help ministry; Shepherd Leader for a local branch of Bible Study Fellowship; and CEO and chairman of the board for WeTeC (We Teach Credit), a nonprofit organization committed to improving financial literacy. Living a surrendered life, Beverly daily asks the Lord to “Investigate my life . . . find out everything about me; cross-examine and test me, get a clear picture of what I'm about; see for yourself whether I've done anything wrong; then guide me on the road to eternal life.” Ps. 139:23–24 (MSG) | |
| Bill Brown was born and raised in Southern California, and currently lives in San Diego with his beautiful wife, Mary. They have four adult children and three grandchildren. They worship and serve together at Bonita Valley Community Church. Bill earned his A.B. degree at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, his Masters in Theology at Dallas Theological Seminary, and his doctorate in higher education administration at United States International University. Bill was ordained to the Gospel Ministry with the Conservative Baptist Association |
| in 1974. He has served as Registrar and Dean of Student Services at Christian Heritage College, Academic Dean at Shasta Bible College, Director of Learning Assistance Services at National University, and Assistant, Associate and Acting Registrar at the University of California, San Diego. In 1994 Bill was invited to “work” a Kairos Weekend (#7) at R.J. Donovan in San Diego, CA. At the conclusion of the weekend, he was asked, “How does this compare with other ministries you’ve been a part of?” He responded: “There is no comparison; it’s all contrast. Everything else is spiritually pale and anemic.” In addition to his involvement with Kairos Weekends, Reunions and Retreats, he became progressively more involved in other aspects of the chapel program. When Chaplain “Buzz” Brewer (the founding Chaplain who sponsored the start of Kairos at Donovan), was preparing to retire, he asked Bill to consider applying for the vacancy created by his retirement. With God’s leading, Bill submitted an application and was hired as the Protestant Chaplain at Donovan in 2003. As the Protestant Chaplain from 2003 through the end of 2016, he managed chapel services and programs at Donovan correctional facility for five chapels with 600-800 volunteers providing 18 worship services each week in two languages, along with 200+ other classes and meetings each month for Protestant and other faith groups. By the grace of God, Bill managed three Kairos Weekends simultaneously, twice a year for 14 years. During these years, Mary has been a partner in prison ministry, regularly volunteering in multiple chapel services and programs. Now retired, Bill enjoys traveling with his wife, Mary, visiting family and friends, serving as clergy on Kairos teams, and attends monthly reunions. |
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| Through God’s abundant grace, Claude married his amazing wife, Veronica over 50 years ago. They share their life with the Lord and serve Him as Eucharistic ministers and choir members at St. Anne’s Church. They are both members of the Church Life Leadership team for their parish. God has blessed them with a son, Michael and a daughter, Rachael. Michael is married and has four children ranging in age from 22 to 14. Rachael is also married and has two boys, ages 14 and 11. |
| Both Claude and Veronica have served in Kairos since 2012. They have been part of several Kairos Inside Programs at the Maine State Prison in Warren, Maine. Claude has served in various roles including weekend leader while Veronica has frequently led the support group for the weekends. They have both served on the State Chapter Committee with Veronica as State Secretary and Claude as Vice Chair and then State Chapter Chair. Aside from being a Kairos volunteer, Claude is part of his parish’s prison ministry group leading weekend services at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, Maine. He also works with other volunteers at the South Portland Food Cupboard providing groceries to indigent families including refugees from Africa and Latin America. His knowledge of the French language comes in handy in working with some of the African refugees. Claude retired in 2011 after a 38-year career as a commercial banker. He led numerous banking groups in both commercial lending and retail branch banking. During those years Claude had the privilege to serve on numerous non-profit boards including United Way and various economic development groups. Claude earned his bachelor’s degree from Assumption College (now University) and graduated from Stonier Graduate School of Banking. |
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| Connie was raised in southern Indiana. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Murray State University and a master's degree in public affairs from Kentucky State University. Connie began her professional career as an investigator with the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. She spent more than thirty-five years working for that agency in several cities—as an investigator, manager, and then executive in the Senior Executive Service. Before retiring in 2011, Connie was the regional administrator of the Southeast Region and then served on the national office staff as senior policy advisor. |
| Connie and her husband, John, live in Indianapolis and attend Southport United Methodist Church (SUMC). At SUMC, she has taught Sunday school, led Bible studies, and served on the church's leadership team. Connie also led a team that eliminated the church's debt prior to its 175th anniversary. She sings in the choir and attends a weekly Bible study. She also participates in an accountability group with other Kairos volunteers. Connie has served on Kairos teams at Rockville Correctional Facility and Indiana Women's Prison (IWP), filling many team roles including weekend leader. She has served on the IWP advisory council and on the state chapter committee, and she is the state's Advanced Kairos Training (AKT) coordinator as well as an AKT trainer. As Indiana's International Council representative, Connie went on to serve as vice president and president of the International Council. She loves watching as God's love transforms women in prison, and she finds serving with Christian brothers and sisters from other denominations a special blessing. Connie and John have been married for more than fifty years. They have two adult sons and their wonderful wives, along with five grandchildren. In retirement, they enjoy spending time with family, traveling, and attending Colts football games and Pacers basketball games. They love serving at their church and with Kairos. | |
| David grew up in El Paso, Texas and received a BBA in Marketing from Texas Tech University in 1978. During his career, he became a partner in a sales and marketing company doing work in the retail food industry. Retiring as a small business owner, after 35 years in 2018, has afforded the time to pursue what’s really important in life. David and Catherine have just begun their 40th year as bride and groom. They have raised (still are) two sons and have two grandchildren. It has been a joy to be a big part of their lives so far and they are excited for the family times to come. |
| David and Catherine have been active members of Martin United Methodist Church in Bedford Texas for over 30 years. David has served in Kairos since 2004 where he was assistant table leader, Family of St. James, Kairos #7 at the James V Allred unit in Iowa Park Texas. The impact of that experience has been transforming. He has been blessed to have served at all levels of the ministry across various leadership, training, and committee duties throughout his time with Kairos. He is honored to have been accepted as a member of the Board of Directors and will honor the God we serve. |
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| Dr. Ina Wilson Smith is a lifelong resident of Huntsville, Alabama, and an active volunteer in the community. Her goal is to assist wherever possible in making the performing and visual arts affordable and accessible to the entire community. She has volunteered with the Huntsville Museum of Art for several years and currently serves on the board of directors. She has been a museum guild member since 2014, holding various roles including finance chair, treasurer, and assistant treasurer, and she has served on the nominating committee. She also works with the African American History Month and program committees. |
| Ina is an active-status member of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild. Through the symphony guild, she volunteers with the annual Young Artists' Auditions and serves on the communications and Symphony Ball committees. Ina served as the youth orchestra liaison from 2018 to 2020. She cochaired the Crescen-Dough Auction in April 2020, incorporating online bidding and assisting with the implementation of the first completely online Crescen-Dough Auction. Ina served as guild president from 2022 to 2023. She also chaired the annual Silver Tea. She joined the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Association board in 2020 and continues to volunteer on its governance and finance committees. Ina is a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church, where she sings in the chancel choir and serves as a cantor at weekend Masses. She volunteers with the Knights of Saint Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary through Saint Joseph Catholic Church. In recognition of her volunteerism, Ina was awarded the Virginia Hammill Simms Award in 2023 and selected as a Women Honoring Women honoree in 2024. In 2009, at the invitation of a church member, Ina began volunteering with Kairos Prison Ministry. Since then, she has worked several outside teams, assisted her husband when he was a weekend leader, and served as treasurer and donor coordinator of their Limestone local advisory council. After concluding her three-year term as state treasurer, Ina was selected to serve on the international council. Ina holds an earned doctorate in higher education from Morgan State University. She is the compliance coordinator and policy administrator at Huntsville City Schools. Ina is married to Garrett Cassius Smith, a computer information systems (CIS) instructor and systems engineer. They are both violinists in the local music community. | |
| Rick was born and raised in Southern California. Rick has been married to his amazing wife, Alice, for the past forty-one years. They live in Pecos, New Mexico, with their two horses, two cats, and one dog. They worship at First Baptist Church of Santa Fe, where Rick is the deacon chair, teaches a Bible study class with his wife, plays drums in the worship band, and is the prison ministry director. He also was the ministry leader of the Evangelism Team, where he developed and led community outreach events for the church’s congregation. |
| Rick joined Kairos in 2010 when his wife volunteered for the support team for a Kairos Inside men’s prison. She was so excited that she convinced Rick to volunteer. He’s been hooked ever since. Rick has been a Kairos Weekend leader, advisory council chair, state chair, and International Council representative to Kairos of New Mexico. He has frequently assisted as a cofacilitator for Kairos national conferences leading sessions on Godly Servant Leadership, Tools for Program Improvement, and The Advisory Council: Excelling in Your Role. He also cofacilitates advisory council training via Zoom with other Kairos trainers. Rick is a multifaceted business consultant with a record of success in high-tech environments. He has more than twenty-five years of expertise in business process engineering, mobility software design and deployment, customer service systems design and deployment, professional services operations, business analysis, and field service operations. He is able to strike a balance between a business’ requirements and its total solutions. Rick has an exceptional ability to quickly understand a customer’s challenges, problems, and issues. His unique insight into both business process and technical applications enables him to quickly identify and address the "real" issues. Rick can quickly map a customer’s business processes to their system requirements and user needs, optimizing both the organizational change and system implementation. Rick is a Six Sigma Black Belt and holds a Mastery of Process Reengineering degree from Michael Hammer and Co. | |
| Stephan was raised while his Father served in the US Air Force, living in many different states and Europe, where he developed a strong love of God, Family, and Country. During the Vietnam War, Stephan served as a Management Analyst in the US Air Force using his statistical and analytical skills. Following his service in the Air Force, he worked for a major utility in the southeast in Project Management and Quality Assurance roles. Leaving the Utility company after 30 years, he continued to work in Project Management, specializing in developing workflow processes for destroying hazardous chemicals. Stephan also served several years as a Church Administrator, implementing a growth program to double the Church attendance in 4 years. |
| He continues to serve in various community service areas. He has been in Kairos since 2016, serving in both Inside and Outside Communities and as State Financial Secretary, Assistant Financial Secretary, State AKT Coordinator, and State Fundraiser Coordinator. Stephan and his wife enjoy traveling the byways of America and serving in the communities they visit whenever possible. |
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| Evelyn Lemly is the CEO of Kairos Prison Ministry International, where she has been a
catalyst for positive change since January 2013. Evelyn embraces a vison and makes it reality through
her sound decision making. She is an inspirational leader respected for her incredible work ethic and
integrity. Evelyn earns a seat at the table wherever she serves. Under her leadership the ministry currently serves in nearly 500 institutions and communities throughout the world sharing God's love and forgiveness to those affected by incarceration. |
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Evelyn's experience spans the corporate and nonprofit ministry sectors in areas of executive
leadership, strategic planning, program and business development, fundraising, marketing and
communications including brand innovation, creative development and media relations. Her
passion for the ministry is demonstrated by her tireless work on behalf of men, women,
youth and their families affected by incarceration. She serves on the advisory board of
Correctional Ministries and Chaplain Association and the advisory board of The Institute for
Prison Ministries, a department of the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College.
She participates and hosts the Fourth Day Ministries annual forum and also serves as Secretary
on the Executive committee of COPE, the Coalition of Prison Evangelist. She is a supportive and
active leader in her church. Evelyn earned her Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina State University and her MBA from Columbia Business School at Columbia University in New York. |
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